[GOVT] Statement on Recent Events in Iran

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Statement by the Kingdom of Talossa Regarding the Trump Administration's Recent Military Attack on Iran

Early this morning and at the direction of their president, Donald Trump, the United States of America invaded the sovereign territory of the state of Iran and murdered an unknown number of people.  These actions of war were taken without authorization from the United States Congress, a necessary step according to their constitution, and without the authorization of any international entity which might conceivably have provided a legal basis for these crimes.  By all reports, there was no imminent threat.

The Kingdom of Talossa regrets that this is the third time we've been forced to condemn such behavior in as many months, but sadly expects further repetition in which the sovereignty of another country is violated without any legal basis.


Signed,
Alexandreu Davinescu, Seneschal del Regipäts Talossan es Baron Davinescu del Vilatx Freiric

[Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC]

As someone who has worked in solidarity with the Syrian people for a decade in their civil war against the butchering dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was propped up all along the way by the "Islamic" "Republic" of Iran, I'm certainly shedding no tears for the 86 year old head of the theocracy going to meet his Maker.

But this isn't even "regime change". This is vandalism. A regime change strike would attempt to maximise the possibility for an opposition to the regime to change over. But the US strike actually killed former President Ahmedinejad, and is *rumoured* to have eliminated current president Pezeshkian and former president Rouhani - all "dissidents" who could have led a challenge to the theocracy. This is killing for the sake of killing and can't be defended even if you hate the "I""R"I with a passion, as many have a right to.

The wildest people around the Israeli government are now saying they're going to do the same to the president of Turkey next (who, while a creep, has at least as much democratic legitimacy as either Trump or Netanyahu do). This cannot stand.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

As to 62RZ21, Sense of the Ziu: Iranian Freedom & Democracy, I abstain.

???

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

I'd be happy to explain myself, but I think you know why people like me are reluctant to follow your leadership in the Ziu and other contexts: you sexually harassed another citizen.

I'm not willing to vote against the moral stand you propose for our country, but I feel generally uncomfortable endorsing your perspective on ethical questions.  The safety of our citizens has to be my first priority, and it feels weird pretending that you've never hurt others.  So I'm abstaining.